Showing posts with label entrepreneurs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entrepreneurs. Show all posts

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Q&A With Shannon Cornelius and Lori Frost from Plum Street Prints

Shannon Cornelius and Lori FrostFor our Women in Business series, our next interview is with Shannon Cornelius and Lori Frost, co-owners of Plum Street Prints, a print and iPhone/tablet case company.

As wives, mothers and co-owners of Plum Street Prints, Shannon and Lori are doing it all. While they make it look easy, these women are the first to admit that running a full-time business and juggling family life can be hectic.

“We learned an important lesson early on that working from home isn’t good for parents or kids if it’s interfering with our time together,” Shannon admits. “Let’s just say our kids were a tad cranky and missing us when we first started our business!”

These women quickly learned a few tricks to help balance work and family, and now, two-and-a-half years after launching Plum Street Prints, the company has drawn the attention of Glamour magazine, Tory Burch’s merchandising team and smart phone/tablet users searching for a case they are excited to sport.

Shannon and Lori share what they’ve learned about managing a growing household and a growing business.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Women + Business Series

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I know it has been around for a while but Jared and I recently started watching "Shark Tank." We are obsessed. Entrepreneurs come on the show and pitch business ideas to five potential investors. We've had some late night marathons of the show while Jared quizzes me on how much a company is worth if the entrepreneur is offering XX percent of a company for XX dollars and I pick his brain about royalties, added contingencies and other business-related talk.

But guess what? Out of the five investors on the panel in each episode, only one is a woman. What's up with that?

Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing interviews with women who own and run their own companies. We'll discuss business ideas, the hardships of getting a business off the ground and what makes all the hard work worth it.

I'm so excited to share these interviews with you and discuss the nitty-gritty about starting a business. I've been feeling so inspired by these women and I think you will be too. I hope you enjoy!

(Photo from WeHeartIt.com)